Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belgium
Belgium: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.6 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belgium, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.6 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belgium peaked at 6.1 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 75th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.95 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.58 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.11 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.77 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belgium?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belgium was 4.6 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Belgium ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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